Saban seemingly hires new OCs and DCs yearly. And keeps on winning. Can Dabo do it? This is his chance to prove he can reload and draw top coaching talent.
This is Dabo’s chance to be Saban-like
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Different times, my friend.
1. Big time coordinators -not hiring from within…hmmm.
2. Transfer portal, one-time transfers with no sit out…hadn’t used it yet, hmmm.
This isn’t defending a dang thing. I’m just not ready to say the ship is going down yet. Heavily taking on water yes.
As much as I hate it, the jobs are very attractive. Great players and good pay. Do a good job and you can be a head coach. Much easier than somewhere that you have to hope to get the good/great players. Dabo will have good choices but has to make the correct ones. A bigger issue may be the AD hire.
IMO Dabo is now on the spit, turning and turning over the fire. Even with new coordinators at spring practice , not to mention a new AD (who unlike D-Rad, may no longer cater to Dabo's every whim), there will be some transitional problems for the program concerning old ideas versus new ideas, all new folks getting to know one another, and everyone no longer buying 100% into the tired old "All In" mantra. Not implying they won't continue winning, just saying Dabo may not be patient enough to break in all new staff leaders or having to deal with crazy NIL deals pimping out the better players. I wouldn't blame him for trying an NFL job (he'd probably wind up like Spurrier, Holtz and Saban, getting out after 2-3 years because of lack of control) just for the prestige and money. If he doesn't want to reload/rebuild the Tigers football program, there are lots of college football programs who would love to have him try to do it again on their campus. I'd admire him for staying at Clemson, because that would be his toughest challenge right now, getting them back in the top 5 within the next couple of years of years or so.
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The New AD at Clemson will supposedly be a internally hire as well with a young buck who has turned down AD positions at other schools to stay at Clemson recently! Clemson’s president James Clements like all schools presidents are major players as well! Mr Clements and his wife Mrs. Beth has a child who has a disability. I mention their child because Mrs. Clements is a board member of the Clemson life program that helps kids with disabilities who might not have the chance to attend college because of their disability, and now they do Because of the Clemson life program!! The Clements are very, very engaged in the Clemson culture! Dabo has been very instrumental in this program at Clemson by having several kids attending the life program being apart of the Football program ( the kids are advertised on all of Clemson social media platforms working, having fun with the football program)
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Venables was at one point a big name. He was the next big time assistant in line to get a head coaching gig. But he lost his shine. He kinda got demoted when Bob SToops brought his brother Mike back to help with defense. So Venables went to Clemson and revitalized his career.
Chad Morris was supposed to be some offensive guru that was a former high school coach. At that time, that was the craze: Art Briles, Gus Malzhan, etc.
